There was something unknowable about her smile. Try as I might, I couldn't figure out what she was thinking.
Which revision would introduce an allusion to make the description more vivid?
A. add "in a million years" after "Try as I might, I couldn't figure out"
B. replace "Try as 1 might, I couldn't figure out" with "Even with the skills of Sherlock himself, I couldn't have figured out"
C. add "like a mysterious old song" after "smile"
D. replace "smile" with "Mona Lisa smile"
1 answer
The best revision that would introduce an allusion to make the description more vivid is:
D. replace "smile" with "Mona Lisa smile"
This revision emphasizes the enigmatic quality of the smile by comparing it to the famous painting, which is renowned for its mysterious expression.
